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THEORY Ethics Observations   PRACTICE Abandoned Sites Boats Churches Drains/Catacombs Hotels/Hospitals Transit Tunnels Utility Tunnels Various   RESOURCES Exploration Timeline Infilnews Infilspeak Dictionary Usufruct Blog Worldwide Links	Infiltration Forums home | search | login | register Reply Infiltration Forums > Private Boards Index > Car Talk > You gotta see this.(Viewed 1136 times) Shael  location: Witherbee, NY.    |  |  You gotta see this. < on 4/8/2010 4:24 AM > Quote http://topdocument...failed-inventions/ I found a documentary on failed inventions, but there's a couple crazy parts to it. Ford toyed with a nuclear powered engine and Chrysler actually worked on a turbine powered car until the 1980's, what's amazing is it worked and...get this...it burned ANY combustible liquid, from alcohol to gasoline to corn oil. Only drawback was the acceleration lag time. Shael "The best wine lies at the bottom of the pail/And Happiness lies below the navel." - Drukpa Kunley, "The Divine Madman of the Dragon Lineage" and "Saint of 5,000 Women". Agent Skelly Web Sheriff  location: Oregon Territory    |  |  |  |  |  Re: You gotta see this. <Reply # 1 on 4/8/2010 5:56 AM > Quote They actually fixed the acceleration issue right before it was axed. bandi Lippy Mechanic Bastard  location: Trent Hills, ON    |  |  |  Re: You gotta see this. <Reply # 2 on 4/8/2010 12:50 PM > Quote There's one at the Peterson Museum in LA hi i like cars atomx  location: Brighton, ON    |  |  |  Re: You gotta see this. <Reply # 3 on 4/8/2010 1:36 PM > Quote There have been many turbine designs. However GM had designed and experimented with several gas turbine engines. 1954 XP-21 1956 Firebird II 1959 Firebird III Trucks 1964 Turbo Titan III 1964ish Chevrolet Bison "Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning." - Richard Cook team haymaker  location: Burlington, Ontario    |  |  |  Re: You gotta see this. <Reply # 4 on 4/9/2010 11:17 PM > Quote thats a pretty amazing video. the turbine ford looks pretty good. all the pics above with the exception of the firebird II are hideous Infiltration Forums > Private Boards Index > Car Talk > You gotta see this.(Viewed 1136 times) Reply Add a poll to this thread This thread is one of your Favourites. Click to make normal.Click to make this thread a Favourite. This thread is in a public category, and can't be made private. Powered by AvBoard AvBoard version 1.5 alpha Page Generated In: 46 ms